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Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Oregon
Washington
Canada THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE
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PHOTO BY SAM BUTTERFIELD
MARCH 1974
A.C.G.A. Meeting..................................... 1
Effect of Temperature on
S IrslI IGermination of Cranberry Seeds...... 7
Ocean Spray Elections.................. .......... 8
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AMERICAN CRANBERRY GROWER'S
ANNUAL WINTER MEETING
February 14, 1974
The 10th Annual Winter Meeting but small seedlings of these species
of the American Cranberry were well suppressed. Asters, St.
Growers' Association was held at Johns Wort, loose strife and golden
the Concord Motel at Mount Holly. USEX' SA rod were not controlled.
The meeting was presided over by WREE
the President, Jeffrey Lipman. A / iESS UDSChemicals to Color Cranberries
morning session of research and SCERSEDr. PaulEck,of Rutgers Universtatistical
reports was followed by a HUNTEROo IDLEsE sity, presented the combined
buffet luncheon and an afternoon analysis of three years of data on
business session. MER ONMOUTH the effect of malathion and
ethephon (Ethrel) on color en-
MORNING SESSION CAHE \OCE hancement in early harvested Early
G A,.RLINGTON / Black cranberries harvested from
Crop Report GLOUCESTER / the same plots each year. Single and
Myron Flint, Jr., New Jersey SALEM
Crop Reporting Service, gave the TLANT split applications of malathion at
CUMBERLANO Sr 21/2lbs. active material per acre and
statistical report on cranberry
report crandberry 1lb. ethephon acre
rstaotiicalon MAY of per were
production in the state and the apped n aqueous sprays at the
nation during 1973. The New Gtapplied in aqueous sprays at the
New 197 rate 200gals./A and
nation during The of alone in
Jersey crop of 221,000 barrels was combination. Triton B-1956 at
combination. Triton B-1956 at
13% above last year and the second sticker
best crop in the state since 1910. especially at the base of the leaves. 00 con wa ed a stie
The national crop totaled Cranberries injured by Evital Applications were made at the
2,088,300 barrels, about the quickly be of eptember
same recover when given supple-g S a
as last year. An interesting statistic mentary fertilization with nitrates. Ft ie e nd fit smple
. . Fruit yields, size and fruit samples
was the lowest disease and insect In New Jersey good control of nut were taken for color analysis.
loss in the record of the objective sedge, poverty grass, rushes, needle Anthocyanin content was measured
yield sampling, 3.0% on August 15 grass, and annual panicum grasses quantitatively by extraction of pig-
and 6.2% on September 15. was obtained. Large clumps of ments and colormetric determina
"cranberry grass" (Carex bullata)or tion.
A New Cranberry Herbicide "stool blue grass" (Panicum
Conrad Byrd, a research repre-virgatum) were resistant to Evital, Continued on Page 11
sentative of Sandoz-Wander, Inc.,
gave a report of field trials with the
newest cranberry herbicide, Evital. jy /
This chemical shown ' wl (Cdoptad 9
has good A is ^ .ta. a
control of various weeds in alln (Wisconsin-Michigan GGrowers)
cranberry growing states. Its mode ALUMINUM HEADGATES FABRICATED
of action is by the inhibition of TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS
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Personals herbicide using radioactive material chusetts 02538. There is a spot on
Dr. Robert Devlin attended the to determine how the cranberry the application for a donation to
Annual Meeting of the Weed plant takes in, moves and breaks the telephone answering service
Science Society of America from down this compound. Dr. Devlin which is also sponsored by the
February 11 to 15. Bob presented was also Chairman of the Plant association and is in operation
two papers at the meeting. The first Growth Regulator Working Group during the frost season at the
was "Influence of Dichlobenil and and presented another paper at this Cranberry Station. This is a very
Three Experimental Herbicides on meeting. valuable part of the frost warning
Bud Break, Terminal Growth and for various reasons. There is a
Root Development of Cranberry Frost Warning Service message on the recorder every day
Cuttings." This described the effect The Cape Cod Cranberry during the frost season, whether a
of casoron, two experimental Growers Association is again spon-frost warning is sent or not. We
compounds of the Sandoz Co. and soring the telephone frost warning wish to remind the growers using
Lasso on Early Black cuttings in a service. Applications were mailed to the answering service that the
greenhouse test. The other paper all growers in early March. If a recorded message will not be avail-
was "The Uptake, Translocation grower has not received an applica-able before 1:30 in the afternoon
and Metabolism of San-6706 C14 tion, he should notify Mr. Irving E. or 8:30 in the evening. The frost
and San-9789C14 in Early Black Demoranville, treasurer of the pad for writing down the message
Cranberries." This reports labora-association, Cranberry Experiment has proven very popular and will be
tory work done on an experimental Station, East Wareham, Massa-mailed to growers subscribing to
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the service. All applications and
payments should be returned by
March 25 in order that the necessary
arrangements can be completed
prior to the frost season.
Applications returned after this
date will result in the subscriber's Jice r a
name being placed at the bottom of
the telephone phone list. There You don't have a lot of extra time to spend in
were approximately 205 subscribers town. So your Production Credit man makes
last season-let's hope there will be your feedlot, pasture, orchard or cornfield his
an increase this season. office. And these on-farm contacts help keep
him up-to-the-minute on local conditions.This
puts him in a better position to understand
Charts your money needs. His sole purpose is to pro-
The1974 Feri, Ins vide you with farm credit services. And he
sThse 1974 Fertlzer, Insect and doesn't mind a little mud on his shoes or dust
DiseaseWeed andControl Charts on his dashboard. Hard man to find? Not at all.
have been printed and mailed.. He may be passing your place now.
Growers are reminded to read
carefully all notes and cautions on
the charts-these are important.
Anyone not receiving charts should
contact the Cranberry Station in
East Wareham.
Weather
February was 1.3 degrees a day
below normal. Maximum temperature
was 54 degrees on the 22nd
and minimum was 1 below zero3.0on a : .
the 10th. Cooler than average i
periods occurred on the 2nd-Sth,
8th-Oth, 12th, 15th and 1
days were the 13th, 19th-23rd and
28th.
Precipitation totalled 3.06
inches, about ½inch below normal.
There were 13 days with measur-
able moisture with the largest storm
only 0.94 inch on the 22nd. We are
about 2/3 inch above normal for
the first two months and 31/4 inches
ahead of 1973. Snowfall was 14.5
inches occuring on 10 different
days, so we never had any big
storms, just a series of slippery al~
dustings. This total is almost n'
exactly double our normal for the
month.
The go ahead people
in the fifties and sixties which
brought the average temperature up
FlllU N
U U below normal. Precipitation
totalled 1.98 inches.
•l+*il •"• •.»....... Ig .g-.--.-4.».'4...i..-For the first time in the past
three winters ice was thick enough
J/ILS~ on floodwater of cranberry bogs to
... /i~.~~~ it*/ i».i"1induce a deficiency of dissolved
II4ll....l.... 4-:$'4l44.4 oxygen content. Samples from rep
.llI B:I44.... ' ll-:l-:::::-l-4L4-.~4-.-4
resentative bogs contained 2.4 to
A part of the Washington In-For the first time in the past few 3.8 c.c of oxygen per liter from
dustrial Safety and Health Act years some severe winter weather February 11th to February 15th
(WISHA) includes knowledge of was experienced in the cranberry after which the ice melted and
First Aid for safety on farms as well region of New Jersey during the levels increased to above 5 cc
as other industry. About 100 cran-past February. More snow in a The 104th Annual Winter Meet-
berry growers in Washington took one-month period has not been ing of the American Cranberry
part in the three classes offered for seen since 1969. The total of 13.5 Growers Association was held at
their benefit. County Extension inches made it the fifth snowiest Mt. Holl on February 14th
Service Agent Azmi Y. Shawa and February in 44 years at New
Aadne Benestad, Safety Education Lisbon. 'Subnormal temperatures
Representative, Department of occurred frequently as readings 1 E'.U 1IN
Labor and Industry, Aberdeen below 10 were recorded on four
made arrangements for classes, two nights. A subzero reading, 2 below, -I;;$:,. I ¢4
in the Grayland area and one at on February 10th was the first time
Long Beach. Some of the wives the temperature had gone below averaged warmer ha February
participated with their husbands. zero here since February 3, 1961, sections ostof Wisconsin. Precip
m
The first two months of 1974 and it was only the eleventh time in t sections of Wisconsin. Precip
brought 26.80 inches of precipita-the past twenty years that this southeast where heavy snow fell on
tion-13.65 for January and 13.15 phenomenon has occurred in Feb-the 21 st and 22nd. This snowfellon
for February, the February total ruary.
being the third highest for the The extremely cold days were Continuedon Page 13month in 23 years. Little can be balanced out by eight balmy days
accomplished in the bog area due to
swampy conditions! The high for [3 u
each month was 54 degrees, the low itt L 2t f
for January was 11 degrees and for UUtl rLII wflUlUUlB
February 27 degrees. All in all a DIV. NORT CARVER PINE CORP.
time for indoor action, and 52 FULLER STREET
catchingup on reading. MIDDLEBORO, MASS. 02346
Ocean Spray Growers meetings
were scheduled for March 2 at the
Nordic Inn, Aberdeen and The Ark
at Nahcotta on Long Beach Penin-SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND'S
sula on Sunday, March 3. Harold
Thorkelsen, Gibby Beaton and MOST MODERN SAW MILL
Andre Andreson, came from Massa
chusetts and Bob Lucas from Purchasing white pine timber standing or cut
Markham, Washington. logs.
The Grayland Cranberry Independent foresters, New England Forestry
Growers Association meeting was Foundation, available for selective marking and
Grayland. advice, at no charge to landowner.
The Long Beach Cranberry Club Call us, we'll be glad to talk it over with you.
meeting is scheduled for April 12
and will have a "Show and Tell"
program on herbicides, those in use Willard A. Rhodes Tel.: 947-6979
and new experimental products, President 8:30 A.M. -5:00 P.M.
presented by Azmi Shawa.
•25 $, CRANBERRIES
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-Our 35th Year of Publication
publisher
I. STANLEY COBB
Office: R-55 Summer Street, Kingston, Massachusetts
02364, Post Office Box J. Telephone (617) 585-3604
Issue of March 1974 / Volume 38 -No. 11 All correspondence and advertising should be sent to
Box J, Kingston.
FORUM IN DRIP IRRIGATION
An international forum on drip irrigation, the
dramatic new development in water management of
agricultural crops, will be presented next summer in a
week-long San Diego congress scheduled for July
7-14.
and growers
Some 80 researchers, manufacturers, and growers
will present reports on scientific findings, tech-
nological developments, and field applications.
Among them will be leading authorities in the field,
including Dr. Dan Goldberg, Israel; Dr. Fergus Black,
'°,~ ,°~ ,
Australia; Dr. Pietro Celestre, Italy; and Sterling Davis
and Don Gustafson, U. S. A. All are pioneers in the
,> \^~
advisors -correspondents
Nova Scotia
I. V. HALL
Botanist, Research Station
Kentville, Nova Scotia
Kentville Nova Scotia
Massachusetts
DR. CHESTER E. CROSS
Director, Mass. Cranberry Experiment Station
DeMORANVILLE
IRVING DeMORANVILLE
Extension Cranberry Specialist
Mass. Cranberry Experiment Station
New Jersey
PHILIP E MARUCCI
Research Professor inEntomology
Extension Specialist in Cranberries and Blueberries
Official Cooperative Weather Bureau Observer
Oregon
DAVID KEIR
County Extension Agent
Coquille, Oregon
Washington
AZMI Y. SHAWA
Assistant Horticulturist and
Extension Agent in Horticulture
Long Beach, Washington
Wisconsin
VERNON GOLDSWORTHY
Eagle River, Wisconsin
introduction of drip irrigation to commercial agri-
culture in their respective countries.
Reports scheduled fall into seven categories: drip
irrigation progress, methods and mechanics, physics
and hydraulics, water use, salinity, fertilizing, and
crop response. The meeting days of July 8 -13 have
been set aside for these. Also planned is a day-long
field tour of San Diego County vegetable and fruit
tree acreage and greenhouse flower and ornamental
plant installations under drip irrigation. Exhibits on
drip irrigation equipment will runi from July II -13.
Deadline for preregistration is June 1. Materials
and a preliminary program for the congress can be
obtained by writing International Drip Irrigation
Congress, P. 0. Box 2326, Riverside, Calif. 92506.
CRANBERRIES is published once a month by Pilgrim
Publishers at R-55 Summer Street (P.O. Box J) Kingston,
Massachusetts. Second Class postage paid at Plymouth,
Massachusetts Post Office.
Price is 50d per copy, $5.00 a year in U.S., $6.00 in
Canada; all other countries $8.00 a year. Foreign remittances
must equal U.S. funds.
Copyright 1972 by Pilgrim Publishers
1is
Farm Bureau is heardtwice each his source of supply, identifying We are hoping to work out an
weekend on WBZ in Boston, and on himself as the supplier of fuel for arrangement whereby valuable in-
Monday mornings (from 5 to 5:30 you, the end user. Once he is formation can still be carried on the
A.M.) On WKRO in Boston. Our approved as a supplier for you radio on a station powerful enough
program is also heard once each ,(with your priority as a farmer) he's to be heard in the cranberry-
week on WCAP in Lowell, WPEP in assured of enough fuel to take care growing area.
Taunton, WSBM in New Bedford, of your agricultural needs.
WSPR in Springfield, WREB in Cape Cod Farm Bureau received Used farm machinery andequip-
Holyoke, WHMP in Northampton, much praise for its involvement in ment sale date has been set. It's
WHAI in Greenfield,WSBS inGreat the recent anti-rat campaign in all Saturday, April 20, 1974 on the
Barrington, WBRK in Pittsfield and towns on the Cape. Cape Cod Farm grounds at FLAME Route 119,
WMNB in North Adams. Bureau gave away packages of Littleton, Mass. Circle the date and
barium carbonate, and offered get out the paint brush!
Speaking of radio programs, the prizes to individuals who took part
response to a broadcast of the in the massive effort to rid the area FARMERS BEWARE-We've
poem, "What is a Farmer?" which of rats. had reports of insurance sales
appeared in the December 28th people who are misrepresenting
issue of your Farm Bureau Newslet-Cranberry growers are unhappy themselves as agents of the "Workter,
has been simply incredible! We over the loss of the daily weather men's Compensation" board to gain
read the poem.on Boston's WBZ as reports on radio station WHDH in access to farms. Once there, they
a part of Agriculture Commissioner Boston. This radio station is chang-are selling inadequate disability
Nathan Chandler's "Countryside" ing its format, and the valuable income programs to unsuspecting
radio show. So far we've received weather information was chopped farm people.
over 400 requests for copies of the from the schedule (along with other
poem, and they've come from more programs). Be very careful of just who gets
than twenty different states, in-to see your employment records.
cluding Missouri and Kentucky! Farm Bureau spoke to popular We suggest you contact your own
weatherforecaster Don Kent of Farm Family agent if you have any
Farm Bureau on TV is a regular WBZ about this loss of important question at all. You'll get the
feature each week on Tuesday weather data for cranberry growers. straight story.
mornings at 6:15 A.M. on Boston's
Channel 7, WNAC-TV.
Essex County makes quota in COMPLETE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
membership for 1974. Essex becomes
the third quota county Farm
Bureau in Massachusetts. Congratu-Complete installed sprinkler systems with a guarantee of near even
lations to Membership chairman pressures throughout the entire system. Recent installations vary less
Roger Lewis, to Red Dargoonian than two pounds pressure from pump to end of the longest line. This
who assisted, and to all others who gives even application of pesticides and better quality of berries when
are helping make Essex County one picked.
of our strongest and most active Sprinkler system installed on a turn-key basis with a two crop year
units. guarantee using HALE PUMPS, RAIN BIRD Sprinklers, Aluminum
mains or completely buried PVC protected against vandalism.
Fuel for farmers? The priority
says farmers will receive all the fuel
they need for producing food. But CHARLES W. HARRIS CO. INC.
you can't fill your tank with
priorities. We urge you to line up a 451 Old Somerset Ave.
local supplier, and convince him to North Dighto Mass. 02764
agree to send up a Form 17 through Tel. 617-824-5607
THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE
ON GERMINATION OF CRANBERRY SEEDS
by 1.E. Demoranville
Several years ago, while attempt-
ing to germinate flats of cranberry seeds were placed approximately
seeds in our station greenhouse and 1 cm apart on moistened filter
on other occasions using a single aper in petri dishes The dishes
seed fro hybrid crosses plantedin were put into clear plastic bags
two-inch clay pots, it was noted which were closed with a twisted
that there was an apparent relation-t p
wire to prevent excessive water loss
ship between location in the green-loss
house and seed germination. There by evaporation and then placedd ini
was rapid and near total germina-the chambers. One chamber was
gria operated at a constant temperature
tion of seeds in some areas but not opr a a o prr
of 60°F., another at 70°F. and a
at 80F. There were
construction was such that the .e wee insulating
properties were not in each .dish and these were repliuniform
and the planting and cated twice. Lights in the chambers
in others. Since the greenhouse .td 100 seed
were not utilized but neither was
were not utilized, but neither was
germination occurred during late '25%.
there any attempt made to com-
January and February, our coldest y t tthe
period of the year, temperature was ete uduring e
assumed to be the limiting factor.
Our ee hs s n t describes a chemical treatment toOur experience has shown that a
induce germination in Vaccinium
mixture of 80% sand and 20% peat i i aini
species, nothing was used in this
moss is the most practical media for Itest
seed germination from the stand-.
point of cost, ease of handling and Seeds n the 800F. chamber
pv Ion o"dmi of first, 1% germination
H ' started with
prevention of "damping off' ofr
evein. Hop oe m after three days. This total in-
-seedlings. Hoer' ohcreased at a steady pace through
have been investigated and reports the sent
indicate satisfactory results (3). natin was 1.5.
Initial tests were made using the . . %-g
sand-peat mixt the grease a dramat in
mixture iay to a total of
house. Results were generally as 49% occurred. Each day after this
i had ; were greater than any
indic the increases
previous experience had indicated;
rminon nw more raid from day three through day seven
germination was more rapid and
morecomplete until at day 13, 99% total was
at temperatures in
morecomplete at temperatures attained.
the 70-75°F. range than at a range The seeds in the 70°F. chamberof 62-670F. The primary problem
germination pattern that is
show a
was to maintain temperatures in a
rae nrr very nearly a carbon copy of those
range narrow enough to allow for
more than two reference points.
at
a
80"F., except that the timing was
r 1u 1 i. ~a few days later (Fig. 1). First
Because of this problem, the results ew days later (Fig. F
wereconsideredconsidered interesting but germination (1%) was noted on the
were but
were not pursued further. Finally, fourth day and increased very
in mi-y 12 t c-slowly through the eighth day with
in mid-February 1972 three con-
trolledtem e c s we a total of 3.5%. Germination picked
trolled temperature chambers were
up slightly on the ninth and tenthtemporarily idle and available for a u s o t
moreaccuratestudy. days to a total of 13% and then the
more accurate st udy.
moreds taken frey big jump to 41.5% occurred on the
accure from
Seeds were taken from freshly
, fm El c e th day. The similarity continues
Bc ril
cut firm Early Black cranberries 1 w . .
that had been held in to day 16 when 99% germination
tom was attained.
storage until mid-January as
described by Bain (1,2). These The seeds in the 600F. chamber
exhibited a different pattern. The
start of germination was much
slower, with 0.5 noted on the
13th day when the 80°F. germination
was finished. The 1%total was
not reached until the 17th day
when the 700F. germination was
complete. The 23rd day was the
first occurance of more than a 1%
.
increase over the previous day.
Germination then proceeded at a
slow,. steady rate with no abrupt
increase as at the other temperatures.
The greatest increase was
from day 25 at 14 to day 2
14% 26 at
The study was terminated on
35th day with a total of only
74.5% at that time.
fent
References
(1) Bain, H. F. Cross Pollinating the
Cranberry. 47th Annual Meeting
Wiscons State Cranberry Growers
Association p. 7-11, 1933.
(2) Bain, H. F. Experiments in Breeding
Cranberries for False Blossom Con-
Cranbyerries 4 (11) p. 9-11
March 1940.
(3) Greidanus, T., Rigby, J. B. F. and
Dana, M. N., Seed Germination in
Cranberry. Cranberries 36 (8) p. 13,
December 1971.
(4) Rayner, M. C. The Biology of
Genus
Fungus Infection in the Genus
Vaccinium. Ann. of Botany 43
(169) p. 56-70, January 1929.
TT1).
PLASTIC NETTING
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FOR
SUCTION BOXES
Cranberry Growers Service, Inc.
Little Harbor Road
Wareham, Mass. 02571
Ken Beaton -295-2207
RAYMOND HABELMAN
GEORGE8C. P. MORSE,OLSSONiG.lHOWARD
Jr.
GEORGE C. P. OLSSON G. HOWARD MORSE, Jr
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
has announced five executive ap-
pointments following a recent
meeting of the board of directors.
Raymond Habelman, formerly first
vice president, has been elected
chairman of the board succeeding
George C. P. Olsson who resigned
from the board to accept the
newly created management staff
position of vice president in charge
of government relations. G. Howard
Morse, Jr. was elected first vice
president and chairman of the
budget and finance committee,
succeeding Mr. Habelman.
Additonal appointments include
the election of Endre Endresen, Jr.
to the post of senior vice president
in charge of operations and Gilbert
T. Beaton to the newly established
position of vice president-grower
relations.
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., a
growers' cooperative formed in
1930, processes 85% of the cranberries
produced in North America.
ENDRE ENDRESEN, Jr. GILBERT T. BEATON
Vernon Goldsworthy has pur-
chased from Roy and Dean Pease
the marsh they hadat Three Lakes,
a new development. There were 15
acres scalped, but not planted, and
"Goldy" expects to get ready for
plantingthis season.
The D. C. Hammond, Jr. family,
which has had considerable illness
since it moved to Wisconsin, now
has the chicken pox. As Mr.
Hammond himself has never had
this, he was in fear he might
contractit.
On March 17 a meeting of
representatives of the American
Cranberry Exchange, National
CranberryAssociation, with others,
at theHotel Commodore,New York,
nearly brought to conclusion a
marketing program which it is
hoped will benefit the entire indus-
try. This group formed what will be
known as the "Organization Committee"
to develop the "Cranberry
Growers' Council," which will coordinate
marketing operations of
both co-ops and independentgrowers
who wish to become members
ofthe Council.
A new dusting and spraying The blueberry insect and disease
service for cranberry growers is to control chart for 1949 for New
be in operation this season in Jersey has been issued by the New
Massachusetts. This organization Jersey Agricultural Station, New
will be known as the New England Brunswick, New Jersey. It was
Air Spray and Dusting Company. prepared by C. A. Doehlert, R. B.
This is made up of the Cape & Wilcox and William E. Tomlinson
Islands Airways, which has main- of the New Jersey Cranberry and
tained flying service and operated Blueberry Research Laboratory,
the airport at Wareham for several
years and the Brockton Airways of
Brockton.
Work has begun on the rebuild-
ing of the original section ofNCA 's
North Chicago,Ill., plant which was
destroyed on the night of January
21. Because of new construction,
the new portion of the plant,
completed in 1948, was saved. The
past season this plant handled
nearly 50 percent of the total
Wisconsin cranberry crop and is
needed for service again next fall.
Pemberton.
"Del" Hammond, general manager
WCSCO, has been appointed a
director of the Wisconsin Council
of Agriculture at Madison. The
University of Wisconsin and the
Wisconsin Council will be hosts on
August 22-26 to the American
Institute of Cooperationat Madison
and Del has been asked to serve on
the committee for recreation.
Cr
berry
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eal
Realt
rowers
r vs
P. E. Marucci of the Cranberry
and Blueberry Research Laboratory
in New Jersey has resigned, effec-
tive April 1, 1949, to take up work
with the U.S.D.A. on Orientaland
Malayan Fruit Fly control work in
Hawaii. "Phil" has been working
exclusively on blueberry stunt
while at Pemberton, beingfinanced
by the Research Grant of the
Blueberry Cooperative Associationknown as,
knownCovlleasFTHE
the
"Charlie" Doehlert, head of the
Jersey Cranberry-BlueberryLabora-
tory, J. Rogers Brick, Walter Fort,
Growers' Cranberry Company, and
Vinton Thompson, 2nd, came up
from Jersey to attend the February
from Jersey to attendthe February
24th meeting of South Shore Cranberry
Club. In a two-day trip they
made severalothervisits. leuuuuuuUUl^EC,
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A.C.G.A. MEETING
Continued from Page 1
Three years' summary of data
showed the following.Anthocyanin
content: single applications o
malathion or ethephon or the
combination treatment increased
the amount of red pigmentin early
harvested Early Black fruit by 50%.
A split application of the com-
bination of malathion and thephon
increased anthocyanin content by
100% in each of the years tested.
Fruit Yield and Size: three year
averages from the same treated
plots showed no significant dif-
ference in yield or berry size as the
result of malathion or ethephon
treatment.
Fungicide Tests
Dr. Allan Stretch of U S. D. A.
stationedatRutgers gave an
account of his experiments in
cranberry fruit rot control.
Difolatan and Bravo both gave
excellent control of rot in reduced
applications. Two treatements of
each of these materials at six
pounds of active ingredient per acre
achieved control which was equal
to that obtained by three appli-
cations of maneb at 2.4# per acre
and superior to ferbam in three
sprays of 4.56 pounds per acre. A
single application of massive
dosages of either Bravo or Difolitan
was able to effectively control a
light fruit rot situation. Twelve
pounds per acre of each of these
fungicides applied at full bloom
gave control comparable to that
obtained by three sprays of maneb
or ferbam used at the standard
dosages.
Dr. Lee Heidrick of Chevron
Chemical Company discussed tests
in which difolatan was applied by
airplane. This fungicide has been
used effectively on a commercial
scale in Massachusetts and Wis-
consin in ground applications. Tests
in 1973 showed that it is also
effective in aerial sprays. At 1.7 lbs.
per acre it gave better control than
ferbam at a 5 lb. rate. There was
evidence that the difolatan treated
berries were of better size and color
than those sprayed with ferbam.
Phil Marucci, of the Cranberry
and Blueberry Lab, spoke on cran-
berry insects and cranberry pol-
lination (this will be covered in
separate articles in Cranberries
Magazine in a later issue).
AFTERNOON SESSION
The highlight of the afternoon
business session was the report of
R. F. ,MORS E & SON, Inc.
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the Association's delegate to the
agricultural convention by Tom
Darlington. An excellent review was
given of the efforts being made by
the State Department of Agriculture
under the leadership of Secretary
Philip Alampi to keep
agriculture vital in the face of
pressing problems brought about by
continued rapid urbanization in the
most densely populated state of the
country. Thirteen proposals, some
highly original, were made to preserve
agriculture in New Jersey.
These resulted from the study of
former Governor Cahill's Blueprint
Commission on the Future of New
Jersey Agriculture.
1. An agricultural open space
program is proposed to be administered
jointly by state and local
municipalities. Each municipality in
the State would be required to
designate an Agricultural Open
Space Preserve within its boundaries
composed of at least 70 per
cent of its prime farmland. The
preserve would become part of the
local master plan and should reflect
the local community needs for
open space and other agricultural
benefits. Landowners whose
properties are located in a preserved
area would be able to sell the
development easement to their land
to the State administering agency
or to others.
The rate of compensation for
development easements would be
the difference between the market
value for the land and its farm
value.
Continued on Page 12
CRANBERRY HARVEST
CRATES
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WAREHAM, MASS.
617-295-0147
A.C.G.A. MEETING
Continued from Page 11
At the option of the landowner,
the easements could be held for
later sale and the compensation for
delayed sales would reflect the
increased development value of the
easement had the preserved area
not been established.
The program would be financed
by a tax on all real estate transfers
in the State.
2. The Commission recommends
an expansion of programs for
agricultural and natural resource
education at all levels, including a
comprehensive technical institute,
3. It urges state and federal
legislation to bring agriculture
under a labor-management relations
act designed for agriculture, in-
creased employment of youth in
agriculture and other occupations
establishment of a farm and rural
safety and health committee and
and health committee and
establishment of a council on farm
labor within the New Jersey De-
partmenof y.
LabondInd
partment of Labor and Industry.
4. The Commission strongly
supports the current farmland
fassmln
assessment program.
5. It recommends federal legislation
to increase the taxable estate
exemption and to tax qualified land
for estate purposes on the basis of
its agricultural value.
6. The report says that farmers
must continue to be committed to
upgrading their management capabilities.
FOR^S A L E
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WITH 4 ACRES UPLAND
7. In the area of marketing, the
report recommends further
development of direct farmer-to-
consumer marketing channels,
establishment of a New Jersey
agricultural export committee to
stimulate overseas trade, a feasi-
bility study for a central agricul-
tural distribution center, more
adequate State labeling laws for
commodities and development of a
systematic approach to producing
and selling agricultural products.
8. Concerned with natural re-
sources, the Commission recon-
mends prompt completion of the
Cooperative Soil Survey so that the
lack of basic data does not delay
the agricultural land preservation
program; further direct State
funding for the State Soil Conser-
vation Committee and its district
units; a three-year pilot program for
cost-sharing with private land-
owners for priority conservation
practices; water resources studies,
demonstrations and pilot projects,
including evaluation of "waste"
waters for agricultural production
purposes and potential ground
water replenishment; development
of -more nonfood functions on
farmland; information about the
benefits flowing from private open
lands; and possible leasing of private
lands for specialized recreational
activities.
9. Agricultural organizations
should review their goals, functions
and effectiveness, the report says,
and a unified policy and voice for
the farm community of the State
should be developed through cooperation
or consolidation of the
numerous farm organizations in
New Jersey. The importance of
maintaining the State Board of
Agriculture, State Department of
Agriculture, and the Board of
Managers of Cook College, formerly
the College of Agriculture and
Environmental Science at Rutgers is
reaffirmed.
10. The Commission recommends
that an Agricultural Waste
Council be formally established by
law in the New Jersey Department
of Agriculture. It would promote
of Agriculture. It would promote
research, develop feasibility studies
anddesirablelegislation in regard to
recycling wastes.
recycling wastes.
Continued on Page 13
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WISCONSIN
Continuedfrom Page 4
was of blizzard proportions over
much of the south and east with
winds gusting near 50 miles per
hour and visibility reduced to zero.
The snow clung to wires and trees
in the extreme southeast and dam-
age to power lines and evergreen
trees was extensive in the Mil-
waukee area. Milder weather pre-
vailed in the last week of February,
resulting in a settling of the snow
cover. Unseasonably warm tempera-
tures on the weekend of March 2-3
melted the remaining snow over the
south half and sharply reduced
depths in the north. Record highs
of 67 at Madison and 69 at
Milwaukee occurred on March 3.
A.C.G.A. MEETING
1 . Continued from Page 12
MAVA IIaI ^A 1 "Research is a basic service
to New Jersey agriculture," the
February was a cool month with
a mean temperature of 20.8 degrees
as compared with the 50-year
average of 21.1. Precipitation was
also higher than usual with a total
of 5.58 inches. We had one rain
storm that gave nearly an inch of
rain and one snow storm that
dumped 12.8 inches of snow. At
the present time the ground is bare.
During the second week of March
we had cold dry winds that were
hard on many fruit trees.
report states. "The Agricultural
Experiment Station should continue
its present research program
strengthen it with adequate financial
support, periodically update its
research priorities, coordinate its
research with industrial concerns to
assure full coverage of problem
areas and avoid unnecessary duplication."
12. It also recommends that the
Rural Advisory Council in the
Department of Agriculture serve in
an advisory capacity to expanded
Continued on Page 16
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Easter is the time for a very special breakfast or brunch. But don't put
all your eggs in one basket! Count on all-season cranberries to add
enticement to a bevy of colorfully bright and delicious recipes to serve on
this happy morning occasion.
^B §^ at Eastertime are a tradition which actually pre-dates the Christian
E Er I i~Eggs
era. During pagan times, eggs, symbolic of fertility, played an important
role in the rites heralding the coming of Spring. Our merry custom of egg
rolling is actually based on the ancient Anglo-Saxon ritual of scatteringPD^1~~~~ over the fields to insure the fertility of the land.
oeggs > J
Here are some new berry breakfast menu ideas for your family's Easter
morning celebration. Each can be relished all year long as well-not only
on Sundays.
CRANBERRY PANCAKE ROLLS
(Serves 6)
6 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup sugar
Butter or margarine
1 can ( pound)o Ocean Spray whole
berry cranberry sauce
1-1/2 cups thick applesauce
1/2 teaspoon each nutmeg and
cinnamon
In a bowl beat eggs until fluffy.
Gradually beat in milk. Gradually
beat in flour. Stir in vanilla ands
sugar. Let batter stand, at room
temperature, for 1 hour, then stir
again. Spoon about 1/4 cup into a
7-inch diameter skillet that has
been buttered and heated. Brown
pancake on one side, turn and
brown other side. Stack pancakes
and keep them warm in a 2000
oven. When all pancakes are made,
for filling, mix cranberry sauce and
applesauce with spices in a bowl.
Spoon some of the filling on a
pancake and roll up like ajelly roll.
Repeat until all filling and pancakes
are rolled. Place rolled pancakes,
side by side, on a serving platter
4thick slices baked smoked ham
Salt and pepper
4 thick slics bake d
smoked ham
cupbutterorHAMSABERRY
8 eggs
4 slices bacon,dicedand frieduntil
1 cup Ocean Spray cranberry
range relish
/2cup minced celery
celery
1/2cupmined
Butter a 1 quart shallow baking
dish heavily with butter. Useham
slices to line the bottom and sides
of dish. Break eggs one by one into
the ham-lined dish. Sprinkle eggs
with salt and pepper. Cut butter
into pieces and sprinkle over the
eggs. Bake in a preheated moderate
oven (3500) for 30 to 35 minutes or
until eggs are set but the yolks are
still soft. While eggs are baking, m
crisp bacon, cranberry-orange rel-
Serve with pitcery
serve at once. andin a sauce
casionally. Spoon relish around the
outer edge of the baking dish and
ing orange slices.
flow hat
serve a once.t ServeY Wwith LES
a pitcheraof cranberry juice cocktail with
(Serves 6)
2 pounds country or breakfast
sausaberry
ges
1 can(1 pound)OceanSpray jellied
cranberry sauce
1 can (6 ounces) frozen concentrated
orange juice, thawed and
diluted
1/4 cup dehydrated onion soup mix
4 cooking apples, cored and cut
into 1/2 inch thick slices
2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen
waffles
Fry sausages in a large skillet until
brown. Remove sausages and drain
off drippings leaving about 1/4 cup
Simmeranduntilsimmermixturefor is aboutsmooth5
and bubbly. Add sausages and apple
nd i od i shape.
Heat waffles according to package
minutes or until apple slices are
directions. Place waffles on a serving
plate. Add sausages and apple
slices. Spoon sauce over waffles and
serveatonce.
TAXPAYERS ASK IRS
A.C.G.A. MEETING Q. I forgot to include some of my interest on my federal income tax
Continued from Page 13 return which I filed last month. What should I do?
agricultural and rural development A. If you are due a refund on that tax return, wait until you receive the
program which would include an refund, and then file a form 1040X to correct the original 1040. If you
agricultural plan for the State; owed the government money when you filed, you should file a 1040X
improvement of economic and now to correct the original return.
social conditions of agriculture and Q. My wife will be out of the country on a trip until June. How can I get
rural areas; programs to minimize permission to wait until she returns to file our joint return?
the impact of urbanization on A. As long as she is a U.S. citizen, an automatic extension until June 17,
agriculture; studies and recom-1974 will be granted. To use the extension, attach a statement to your
mendations on agricultural and return when you file it indicating that she was out of the country on
rural issues; and consultation with April 16
other State agencies on issues
peculiar to agricultural and rural Q. Some of my records won't be accessible until May 5. What can I do
areas. about filing my tax return?
13. With the highest farmland A. By filling out Form 4868 you may receive an automatic two-month
taxes per acre in the nation, New extension. It must be filed by April 16 and with it you must make full
Jersey farmers are vitally concerned payment of any tax due with the return.
with taxes. The Commission recom-
mends that legislation be enacted to Q. I would like to use the Income Averaging Mehtod of tax computation,
require local municipalities or but don't have copies of my old returns for the last four years. Can I
special purpose utility authorities get them from IRS?
to make all charges against the A. Yes, you should write a letter to the Internal Revenue Service Center,
property for the construction or 310 Lowell St., Andover, MA 01812, to request whatever return copies
installation of public facilities on you need. You will be billed one dollar per page.
the basis of current assessments
rather than a front-footage charge. Q. Although we're still legally married, my spouse and I haven't lived
It also endorses the sales tax together in seven years. I'm supporting our two children, both of whom
exemptions applying to qualified live with me. Must I still file as a married person filing separately?
farmers. A. No, you have two options in this case. If you want to you may file a
The annual election of officers joint return with your spouse. Otherwise, since you lived apart all year
resulted in the following: President, and you provided the home for at least one dependent child who lived
Caleb Cavileer; Vice President, Fred with you, you may file using tax rates for Unmarried Heads of
Miller, Jr.; Secretary, Phil Marucci; Household.
Treasurer, Paul Eck; Delegate to the _
Agricultural Convention, Ed
Lipman; and Alternate Delegate,
Tom Darlington.
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How city slickers
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Every year, millions of people who don't know a bog from a
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They do it the easy way. They just look for the Ocean Spray
label. On cans and bottles and jars.
Because to millions of people, Ocean Spray means cranberries.
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They don't know as much about cranberries as cranberry
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PHOTO BY SAM BUTTERFIELD
MARCH 1974
A.C.G.A. Meeting..................................... 1
Effect of Temperature on
S IrslI IGermination of Cranberry Seeds...... 7
Ocean Spray Elections.................. .......... 8
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AMERICAN CRANBERRY GROWER'S
ANNUAL WINTER MEETING
February 14, 1974
The 10th Annual Winter Meeting but small seedlings of these species
of the American Cranberry were well suppressed. Asters, St.
Growers' Association was held at Johns Wort, loose strife and golden
the Concord Motel at Mount Holly. USEX' SA rod were not controlled.
The meeting was presided over by WREE
the President, Jeffrey Lipman. A / iESS UDSChemicals to Color Cranberries
morning session of research and SCERSEDr. PaulEck,of Rutgers Universtatistical
reports was followed by a HUNTEROo IDLEsE sity, presented the combined
buffet luncheon and an afternoon analysis of three years of data on
business session. MER ONMOUTH the effect of malathion and
ethephon (Ethrel) on color en-
MORNING SESSION CAHE \OCE hancement in early harvested Early
G A,.RLINGTON / Black cranberries harvested from
Crop Report GLOUCESTER / the same plots each year. Single and
Myron Flint, Jr., New Jersey SALEM
Crop Reporting Service, gave the TLANT split applications of malathion at
CUMBERLANO Sr 21/2lbs. active material per acre and
statistical report on cranberry
report crandberry 1lb. ethephon acre
rstaotiicalon MAY of per were
production in the state and the apped n aqueous sprays at the
nation during 1973. The New Gtapplied in aqueous sprays at the
New 197 rate 200gals./A and
nation during The of alone in
Jersey crop of 221,000 barrels was combination. Triton B-1956 at
combination. Triton B-1956 at
13% above last year and the second sticker
best crop in the state since 1910. especially at the base of the leaves. 00 con wa ed a stie
The national crop totaled Cranberries injured by Evital Applications were made at the
2,088,300 barrels, about the quickly be of eptember
same recover when given supple-g S a
as last year. An interesting statistic mentary fertilization with nitrates. Ft ie e nd fit smple
. . Fruit yields, size and fruit samples
was the lowest disease and insect In New Jersey good control of nut were taken for color analysis.
loss in the record of the objective sedge, poverty grass, rushes, needle Anthocyanin content was measured
yield sampling, 3.0% on August 15 grass, and annual panicum grasses quantitatively by extraction of pig-
and 6.2% on September 15. was obtained. Large clumps of ments and colormetric determina
"cranberry grass" (Carex bullata)or tion.
A New Cranberry Herbicide "stool blue grass" (Panicum
Conrad Byrd, a research repre-virgatum) were resistant to Evital, Continued on Page 11
sentative of Sandoz-Wander, Inc.,
gave a report of field trials with the
newest cranberry herbicide, Evital. jy /
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Dr. Robert Devlin attended the to determine how the cranberry the application for a donation to
Annual Meeting of the Weed plant takes in, moves and breaks the telephone answering service
Science Society of America from down this compound. Dr. Devlin which is also sponsored by the
February 11 to 15. Bob presented was also Chairman of the Plant association and is in operation
two papers at the meeting. The first Growth Regulator Working Group during the frost season at the
was "Influence of Dichlobenil and and presented another paper at this Cranberry Station. This is a very
Three Experimental Herbicides on meeting. valuable part of the frost warning
Bud Break, Terminal Growth and for various reasons. There is a
Root Development of Cranberry Frost Warning Service message on the recorder every day
Cuttings." This described the effect The Cape Cod Cranberry during the frost season, whether a
of casoron, two experimental Growers Association is again spon-frost warning is sent or not. We
compounds of the Sandoz Co. and soring the telephone frost warning wish to remind the growers using
Lasso on Early Black cuttings in a service. Applications were mailed to the answering service that the
greenhouse test. The other paper all growers in early March. If a recorded message will not be avail-
was "The Uptake, Translocation grower has not received an applica-able before 1:30 in the afternoon
and Metabolism of San-6706 C14 tion, he should notify Mr. Irving E. or 8:30 in the evening. The frost
and San-9789C14 in Early Black Demoranville, treasurer of the pad for writing down the message
Cranberries." This reports labora-association, Cranberry Experiment has proven very popular and will be
tory work done on an experimental Station, East Wareham, Massa-mailed to growers subscribing to
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payments should be returned by
March 25 in order that the necessary
arrangements can be completed
prior to the frost season.
Applications returned after this
date will result in the subscriber's Jice r a
name being placed at the bottom of
the telephone phone list. There You don't have a lot of extra time to spend in
were approximately 205 subscribers town. So your Production Credit man makes
last season-let's hope there will be your feedlot, pasture, orchard or cornfield his
an increase this season. office. And these on-farm contacts help keep
him up-to-the-minute on local conditions.This
puts him in a better position to understand
Charts your money needs. His sole purpose is to pro-
The1974 Feri, Ins vide you with farm credit services. And he
sThse 1974 Fertlzer, Insect and doesn't mind a little mud on his shoes or dust
DiseaseWeed andControl Charts on his dashboard. Hard man to find? Not at all.
have been printed and mailed.. He may be passing your place now.
Growers are reminded to read
carefully all notes and cautions on
the charts-these are important.
Anyone not receiving charts should
contact the Cranberry Station in
East Wareham.
Weather
February was 1.3 degrees a day
below normal. Maximum temperature
was 54 degrees on the 22nd
and minimum was 1 below zero3.0on a : .
the 10th. Cooler than average i
periods occurred on the 2nd-Sth,
8th-Oth, 12th, 15th and 1
days were the 13th, 19th-23rd and
28th.
Precipitation totalled 3.06
inches, about ½inch below normal.
There were 13 days with measur-
able moisture with the largest storm
only 0.94 inch on the 22nd. We are
about 2/3 inch above normal for
the first two months and 31/4 inches
ahead of 1973. Snowfall was 14.5
inches occuring on 10 different
days, so we never had any big
storms, just a series of slippery al~
dustings. This total is almost n'
exactly double our normal for the
month.
The go ahead people
in the fifties and sixties which
brought the average temperature up
FlllU N
U U below normal. Precipitation
totalled 1.98 inches.
•l+*il •"• •.»....... Ig .g-.--.-4.».'4...i..-For the first time in the past
three winters ice was thick enough
J/ILS~ on floodwater of cranberry bogs to
... /i~.~~~ it*/ i».i"1induce a deficiency of dissolved
II4ll....l.... 4-:$'4l44.4 oxygen content. Samples from rep
.llI B:I44.... ' ll-:l-:::::-l-4L4-.~4-.-4
resentative bogs contained 2.4 to
A part of the Washington In-For the first time in the past few 3.8 c.c of oxygen per liter from
dustrial Safety and Health Act years some severe winter weather February 11th to February 15th
(WISHA) includes knowledge of was experienced in the cranberry after which the ice melted and
First Aid for safety on farms as well region of New Jersey during the levels increased to above 5 cc
as other industry. About 100 cran-past February. More snow in a The 104th Annual Winter Meet-
berry growers in Washington took one-month period has not been ing of the American Cranberry
part in the three classes offered for seen since 1969. The total of 13.5 Growers Association was held at
their benefit. County Extension inches made it the fifth snowiest Mt. Holl on February 14th
Service Agent Azmi Y. Shawa and February in 44 years at New
Aadne Benestad, Safety Education Lisbon. 'Subnormal temperatures
Representative, Department of occurred frequently as readings 1 E'.U 1IN
Labor and Industry, Aberdeen below 10 were recorded on four
made arrangements for classes, two nights. A subzero reading, 2 below, -I;;$:,. I ¢4
in the Grayland area and one at on February 10th was the first time
Long Beach. Some of the wives the temperature had gone below averaged warmer ha February
participated with their husbands. zero here since February 3, 1961, sections ostof Wisconsin. Precip
m
The first two months of 1974 and it was only the eleventh time in t sections of Wisconsin. Precip
brought 26.80 inches of precipita-the past twenty years that this southeast where heavy snow fell on
tion-13.65 for January and 13.15 phenomenon has occurred in Feb-the 21 st and 22nd. This snowfellon
for February, the February total ruary.
being the third highest for the The extremely cold days were Continuedon Page 13month in 23 years. Little can be balanced out by eight balmy days
accomplished in the bog area due to
swampy conditions! The high for [3 u
each month was 54 degrees, the low itt L 2t f
for January was 11 degrees and for UUtl rLII wflUlUUlB
February 27 degrees. All in all a DIV. NORT CARVER PINE CORP.
time for indoor action, and 52 FULLER STREET
catchingup on reading. MIDDLEBORO, MASS. 02346
Ocean Spray Growers meetings
were scheduled for March 2 at the
Nordic Inn, Aberdeen and The Ark
at Nahcotta on Long Beach Penin-SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND'S
sula on Sunday, March 3. Harold
Thorkelsen, Gibby Beaton and MOST MODERN SAW MILL
Andre Andreson, came from Massa
chusetts and Bob Lucas from Purchasing white pine timber standing or cut
Markham, Washington. logs.
The Grayland Cranberry Independent foresters, New England Forestry
Growers Association meeting was Foundation, available for selective marking and
Grayland. advice, at no charge to landowner.
The Long Beach Cranberry Club Call us, we'll be glad to talk it over with you.
meeting is scheduled for April 12
and will have a "Show and Tell"
program on herbicides, those in use Willard A. Rhodes Tel.: 947-6979
and new experimental products, President 8:30 A.M. -5:00 P.M.
presented by Azmi Shawa.
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publisher
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Office: R-55 Summer Street, Kingston, Massachusetts
02364, Post Office Box J. Telephone (617) 585-3604
Issue of March 1974 / Volume 38 -No. 11 All correspondence and advertising should be sent to
Box J, Kingston.
FORUM IN DRIP IRRIGATION
An international forum on drip irrigation, the
dramatic new development in water management of
agricultural crops, will be presented next summer in a
week-long San Diego congress scheduled for July
7-14.
and growers
Some 80 researchers, manufacturers, and growers
will present reports on scientific findings, tech-
nological developments, and field applications.
Among them will be leading authorities in the field,
including Dr. Dan Goldberg, Israel; Dr. Fergus Black,
'°,~ ,°~ ,
Australia; Dr. Pietro Celestre, Italy; and Sterling Davis
and Don Gustafson, U. S. A. All are pioneers in the
,> \^~
advisors -correspondents
Nova Scotia
I. V. HALL
Botanist, Research Station
Kentville, Nova Scotia
Kentville Nova Scotia
Massachusetts
DR. CHESTER E. CROSS
Director, Mass. Cranberry Experiment Station
DeMORANVILLE
IRVING DeMORANVILLE
Extension Cranberry Specialist
Mass. Cranberry Experiment Station
New Jersey
PHILIP E MARUCCI
Research Professor inEntomology
Extension Specialist in Cranberries and Blueberries
Official Cooperative Weather Bureau Observer
Oregon
DAVID KEIR
County Extension Agent
Coquille, Oregon
Washington
AZMI Y. SHAWA
Assistant Horticulturist and
Extension Agent in Horticulture
Long Beach, Washington
Wisconsin
VERNON GOLDSWORTHY
Eagle River, Wisconsin
introduction of drip irrigation to commercial agri-
culture in their respective countries.
Reports scheduled fall into seven categories: drip
irrigation progress, methods and mechanics, physics
and hydraulics, water use, salinity, fertilizing, and
crop response. The meeting days of July 8 -13 have
been set aside for these. Also planned is a day-long
field tour of San Diego County vegetable and fruit
tree acreage and greenhouse flower and ornamental
plant installations under drip irrigation. Exhibits on
drip irrigation equipment will runi from July II -13.
Deadline for preregistration is June 1. Materials
and a preliminary program for the congress can be
obtained by writing International Drip Irrigation
Congress, P. 0. Box 2326, Riverside, Calif. 92506.
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Massachusetts. Second Class postage paid at Plymouth,
Massachusetts Post Office.
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Canada; all other countries $8.00 a year. Foreign remittances
must equal U.S. funds.
Copyright 1972 by Pilgrim Publishers
1is
Farm Bureau is heardtwice each his source of supply, identifying We are hoping to work out an
weekend on WBZ in Boston, and on himself as the supplier of fuel for arrangement whereby valuable in-
Monday mornings (from 5 to 5:30 you, the end user. Once he is formation can still be carried on the
A.M.) On WKRO in Boston. Our approved as a supplier for you radio on a station powerful enough
program is also heard once each ,(with your priority as a farmer) he's to be heard in the cranberry-
week on WCAP in Lowell, WPEP in assured of enough fuel to take care growing area.
Taunton, WSBM in New Bedford, of your agricultural needs.
WSPR in Springfield, WREB in Cape Cod Farm Bureau received Used farm machinery andequip-
Holyoke, WHMP in Northampton, much praise for its involvement in ment sale date has been set. It's
WHAI in Greenfield,WSBS inGreat the recent anti-rat campaign in all Saturday, April 20, 1974 on the
Barrington, WBRK in Pittsfield and towns on the Cape. Cape Cod Farm grounds at FLAME Route 119,
WMNB in North Adams. Bureau gave away packages of Littleton, Mass. Circle the date and
barium carbonate, and offered get out the paint brush!
Speaking of radio programs, the prizes to individuals who took part
response to a broadcast of the in the massive effort to rid the area FARMERS BEWARE-We've
poem, "What is a Farmer?" which of rats. had reports of insurance sales
appeared in the December 28th people who are misrepresenting
issue of your Farm Bureau Newslet-Cranberry growers are unhappy themselves as agents of the "Workter,
has been simply incredible! We over the loss of the daily weather men's Compensation" board to gain
read the poem.on Boston's WBZ as reports on radio station WHDH in access to farms. Once there, they
a part of Agriculture Commissioner Boston. This radio station is chang-are selling inadequate disability
Nathan Chandler's "Countryside" ing its format, and the valuable income programs to unsuspecting
radio show. So far we've received weather information was chopped farm people.
over 400 requests for copies of the from the schedule (along with other
poem, and they've come from more programs). Be very careful of just who gets
than twenty different states, in-to see your employment records.
cluding Missouri and Kentucky! Farm Bureau spoke to popular We suggest you contact your own
weatherforecaster Don Kent of Farm Family agent if you have any
Farm Bureau on TV is a regular WBZ about this loss of important question at all. You'll get the
feature each week on Tuesday weather data for cranberry growers. straight story.
mornings at 6:15 A.M. on Boston's
Channel 7, WNAC-TV.
Essex County makes quota in COMPLETE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
membership for 1974. Essex becomes
the third quota county Farm
Bureau in Massachusetts. Congratu-Complete installed sprinkler systems with a guarantee of near even
lations to Membership chairman pressures throughout the entire system. Recent installations vary less
Roger Lewis, to Red Dargoonian than two pounds pressure from pump to end of the longest line. This
who assisted, and to all others who gives even application of pesticides and better quality of berries when
are helping make Essex County one picked.
of our strongest and most active Sprinkler system installed on a turn-key basis with a two crop year
units. guarantee using HALE PUMPS, RAIN BIRD Sprinklers, Aluminum
mains or completely buried PVC protected against vandalism.
Fuel for farmers? The priority
says farmers will receive all the fuel
they need for producing food. But CHARLES W. HARRIS CO. INC.
you can't fill your tank with
priorities. We urge you to line up a 451 Old Somerset Ave.
local supplier, and convince him to North Dighto Mass. 02764
agree to send up a Form 17 through Tel. 617-824-5607
THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE
ON GERMINATION OF CRANBERRY SEEDS
by 1.E. Demoranville
Several years ago, while attempt-
ing to germinate flats of cranberry seeds were placed approximately
seeds in our station greenhouse and 1 cm apart on moistened filter
on other occasions using a single aper in petri dishes The dishes
seed fro hybrid crosses plantedin were put into clear plastic bags
two-inch clay pots, it was noted which were closed with a twisted
that there was an apparent relation-t p
wire to prevent excessive water loss
ship between location in the green-loss
house and seed germination. There by evaporation and then placedd ini
was rapid and near total germina-the chambers. One chamber was
gria operated at a constant temperature
tion of seeds in some areas but not opr a a o prr
of 60°F., another at 70°F. and a
at 80F. There were
construction was such that the .e wee insulating
properties were not in each .dish and these were repliuniform
and the planting and cated twice. Lights in the chambers
in others. Since the greenhouse .td 100 seed
were not utilized but neither was
were not utilized, but neither was
germination occurred during late '25%.
there any attempt made to com-
January and February, our coldest y t tthe
period of the year, temperature was ete uduring e
assumed to be the limiting factor.
Our ee hs s n t describes a chemical treatment toOur experience has shown that a
induce germination in Vaccinium
mixture of 80% sand and 20% peat i i aini
species, nothing was used in this
moss is the most practical media for Itest
seed germination from the stand-.
point of cost, ease of handling and Seeds n the 800F. chamber
pv Ion o"dmi of first, 1% germination
H ' started with
prevention of "damping off' ofr
evein. Hop oe m after three days. This total in-
-seedlings. Hoer' ohcreased at a steady pace through
have been investigated and reports the sent
indicate satisfactory results (3). natin was 1.5.
Initial tests were made using the . . %-g
sand-peat mixt the grease a dramat in
mixture iay to a total of
house. Results were generally as 49% occurred. Each day after this
i had ; were greater than any
indic the increases
previous experience had indicated;
rminon nw more raid from day three through day seven
germination was more rapid and
morecomplete until at day 13, 99% total was
at temperatures in
morecomplete at temperatures attained.
the 70-75°F. range than at a range The seeds in the 70°F. chamberof 62-670F. The primary problem
germination pattern that is
show a
was to maintain temperatures in a
rae nrr very nearly a carbon copy of those
range narrow enough to allow for
more than two reference points.
at
a
80"F., except that the timing was
r 1u 1 i. ~a few days later (Fig. 1). First
Because of this problem, the results ew days later (Fig. F
wereconsideredconsidered interesting but germination (1%) was noted on the
were but
were not pursued further. Finally, fourth day and increased very
in mi-y 12 t c-slowly through the eighth day with
in mid-February 1972 three con-
trolledtem e c s we a total of 3.5%. Germination picked
trolled temperature chambers were
up slightly on the ninth and tenthtemporarily idle and available for a u s o t
moreaccuratestudy. days to a total of 13% and then the
more accurate st udy.
moreds taken frey big jump to 41.5% occurred on the
accure from
Seeds were taken from freshly
, fm El c e th day. The similarity continues
Bc ril
cut firm Early Black cranberries 1 w . .
that had been held in to day 16 when 99% germination
tom was attained.
storage until mid-January as
described by Bain (1,2). These The seeds in the 600F. chamber
exhibited a different pattern. The
start of germination was much
slower, with 0.5 noted on the
13th day when the 80°F. germination
was finished. The 1%total was
not reached until the 17th day
when the 700F. germination was
complete. The 23rd day was the
first occurance of more than a 1%
.
increase over the previous day.
Germination then proceeded at a
slow,. steady rate with no abrupt
increase as at the other temperatures.
The greatest increase was
from day 25 at 14 to day 2
14% 26 at
The study was terminated on
35th day with a total of only
74.5% at that time.
fent
References
(1) Bain, H. F. Cross Pollinating the
Cranberry. 47th Annual Meeting
Wiscons State Cranberry Growers
Association p. 7-11, 1933.
(2) Bain, H. F. Experiments in Breeding
Cranberries for False Blossom Con-
Cranbyerries 4 (11) p. 9-11
March 1940.
(3) Greidanus, T., Rigby, J. B. F. and
Dana, M. N., Seed Germination in
Cranberry. Cranberries 36 (8) p. 13,
December 1971.
(4) Rayner, M. C. The Biology of
Genus
Fungus Infection in the Genus
Vaccinium. Ann. of Botany 43
(169) p. 56-70, January 1929.
TT1).
PLASTIC NETTING
F
FOR
SUCTION BOXES
Cranberry Growers Service, Inc.
Little Harbor Road
Wareham, Mass. 02571
Ken Beaton -295-2207
RAYMOND HABELMAN
GEORGE8C. P. MORSE,OLSSONiG.lHOWARD
Jr.
GEORGE C. P. OLSSON G. HOWARD MORSE, Jr
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
has announced five executive ap-
pointments following a recent
meeting of the board of directors.
Raymond Habelman, formerly first
vice president, has been elected
chairman of the board succeeding
George C. P. Olsson who resigned
from the board to accept the
newly created management staff
position of vice president in charge
of government relations. G. Howard
Morse, Jr. was elected first vice
president and chairman of the
budget and finance committee,
succeeding Mr. Habelman.
Additonal appointments include
the election of Endre Endresen, Jr.
to the post of senior vice president
in charge of operations and Gilbert
T. Beaton to the newly established
position of vice president-grower
relations.
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., a
growers' cooperative formed in
1930, processes 85% of the cranberries
produced in North America.
ENDRE ENDRESEN, Jr. GILBERT T. BEATON
Vernon Goldsworthy has pur-
chased from Roy and Dean Pease
the marsh they hadat Three Lakes,
a new development. There were 15
acres scalped, but not planted, and
"Goldy" expects to get ready for
plantingthis season.
The D. C. Hammond, Jr. family,
which has had considerable illness
since it moved to Wisconsin, now
has the chicken pox. As Mr.
Hammond himself has never had
this, he was in fear he might
contractit.
On March 17 a meeting of
representatives of the American
Cranberry Exchange, National
CranberryAssociation, with others,
at theHotel Commodore,New York,
nearly brought to conclusion a
marketing program which it is
hoped will benefit the entire indus-
try. This group formed what will be
known as the "Organization Committee"
to develop the "Cranberry
Growers' Council" which will coordinate
marketing operations of
both co-ops and independentgrowers
who wish to become members
ofthe Council.
A new dusting and spraying The blueberry insect and disease
service for cranberry growers is to control chart for 1949 for New
be in operation this season in Jersey has been issued by the New
Massachusetts. This organization Jersey Agricultural Station, New
will be known as the New England Brunswick, New Jersey. It was
Air Spray and Dusting Company. prepared by C. A. Doehlert, R. B.
This is made up of the Cape & Wilcox and William E. Tomlinson
Islands Airways, which has main- of the New Jersey Cranberry and
tained flying service and operated Blueberry Research Laboratory,
the airport at Wareham for several
years and the Brockton Airways of
Brockton.
Work has begun on the rebuild-
ing of the original section ofNCA 's
North Chicago,Ill., plant which was
destroyed on the night of January
21. Because of new construction,
the new portion of the plant,
completed in 1948, was saved. The
past season this plant handled
nearly 50 percent of the total
Wisconsin cranberry crop and is
needed for service again next fall.
Pemberton.
"Del" Hammond, general manager
WCSCO, has been appointed a
director of the Wisconsin Council
of Agriculture at Madison. The
University of Wisconsin and the
Wisconsin Council will be hosts on
August 22-26 to the American
Institute of Cooperationat Madison
and Del has been asked to serve on
the committee for recreation.
Cr
berry
e r
eal
Realt
rowers
r vs
P. E. Marucci of the Cranberry
and Blueberry Research Laboratory
in New Jersey has resigned, effec-
tive April 1, 1949, to take up work
with the U.S.D.A. on Orientaland
Malayan Fruit Fly control work in
Hawaii. "Phil" has been working
exclusively on blueberry stunt
while at Pemberton, beingfinanced
by the Research Grant of the
Blueberry Cooperative Associationknown as,
knownCovlleasFTHE
the
"Charlie" Doehlert, head of the
Jersey Cranberry-BlueberryLabora-
tory, J. Rogers Brick, Walter Fort,
Growers' Cranberry Company, and
Vinton Thompson, 2nd, came up
from Jersey to attend the February
from Jersey to attendthe February
24th meeting of South Shore Cranberry
Club. In a two-day trip they
made severalothervisits. leuuuuuuUUl^EC,
Dealing EXCLUSIVELY in Massachusetts
cranberry acreage and upland. Listings
of buyers and sellers welcomed.
Tel. 888-1288
tCRANBERRY ACREAGE AVAILABLE IN
TOWNS OF MIDDLEBORO, ROCHESTER,
WAREHAM & CARVER
DOUGLAS R. BEATON
E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537
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A.C.G.A. MEETING
Continued from Page 1
Three years' summary of data
showed the following.Anthocyanin
content: single applications o
malathion or ethephon or the
combination treatment increased
the amount of red pigmentin early
harvested Early Black fruit by 50%.
A split application of the com-
bination of malathion and thephon
increased anthocyanin content by
100% in each of the years tested.
Fruit Yield and Size: three year
averages from the same treated
plots showed no significant dif-
ference in yield or berry size as the
result of malathion or ethephon
treatment.
Fungicide Tests
Dr. Allan Stretch of U S. D. A.
stationedatRutgers gave an
account of his experiments in
cranberry fruit rot control.
Difolatan and Bravo both gave
excellent control of rot in reduced
applications. Two treatements of
each of these materials at six
pounds of active ingredient per acre
achieved control which was equal
to that obtained by three appli-
cations of maneb at 2.4# per acre
and superior to ferbam in three
sprays of 4.56 pounds per acre. A
single application of massive
dosages of either Bravo or Difolitan
was able to effectively control a
light fruit rot situation. Twelve
pounds per acre of each of these
fungicides applied at full bloom
gave control comparable to that
obtained by three sprays of maneb
or ferbam used at the standard
dosages.
Dr. Lee Heidrick of Chevron
Chemical Company discussed tests
in which difolatan was applied by
airplane. This fungicide has been
used effectively on a commercial
scale in Massachusetts and Wis-
consin in ground applications. Tests
in 1973 showed that it is also
effective in aerial sprays. At 1.7 lbs.
per acre it gave better control than
ferbam at a 5 lb. rate. There was
evidence that the difolatan treated
berries were of better size and color
than those sprayed with ferbam.
Phil Marucci, of the Cranberry
and Blueberry Lab, spoke on cran-
berry insects and cranberry pol-
lination (this will be covered in
separate articles in Cranberries
Magazine in a later issue).
AFTERNOON SESSION
The highlight of the afternoon
business session was the report of
R. F. ,MORS E & SON, Inc.
•O v, WInc•••.•
Serving Agriculture
Helicopter Application Cranberry Highway
Division West Wareham, Mass.
CHEMAPCO, INC. 295-1553
the Association's delegate to the
agricultural convention by Tom
Darlington. An excellent review was
given of the efforts being made by
the State Department of Agriculture
under the leadership of Secretary
Philip Alampi to keep
agriculture vital in the face of
pressing problems brought about by
continued rapid urbanization in the
most densely populated state of the
country. Thirteen proposals, some
highly original, were made to preserve
agriculture in New Jersey.
These resulted from the study of
former Governor Cahill's Blueprint
Commission on the Future of New
Jersey Agriculture.
1. An agricultural open space
program is proposed to be administered
jointly by state and local
municipalities. Each municipality in
the State would be required to
designate an Agricultural Open
Space Preserve within its boundaries
composed of at least 70 per
cent of its prime farmland. The
preserve would become part of the
local master plan and should reflect
the local community needs for
open space and other agricultural
benefits. Landowners whose
properties are located in a preserved
area would be able to sell the
development easement to their land
to the State administering agency
or to others.
The rate of compensation for
development easements would be
the difference between the market
value for the land and its farm
value.
Continued on Page 12
CRANBERRY HARVEST
CRATES
DECAS CRANBERRY CO.
WAREHAM, MASS.
617-295-0147
A.C.G.A. MEETING
Continued from Page 11
At the option of the landowner,
the easements could be held for
later sale and the compensation for
delayed sales would reflect the
increased development value of the
easement had the preserved area
not been established.
The program would be financed
by a tax on all real estate transfers
in the State.
2. The Commission recommends
an expansion of programs for
agricultural and natural resource
education at all levels, including a
comprehensive technical institute,
3. It urges state and federal
legislation to bring agriculture
under a labor-management relations
act designed for agriculture, in-
creased employment of youth in
agriculture and other occupations
establishment of a farm and rural
safety and health committee and
and health committee and
establishment of a council on farm
labor within the New Jersey De-
partmenof y.
LabondInd
partment of Labor and Industry.
4. The Commission strongly
supports the current farmland
fassmln
assessment program.
5. It recommends federal legislation
to increase the taxable estate
exemption and to tax qualified land
for estate purposes on the basis of
its agricultural value.
6. The report says that farmers
must continue to be committed to
upgrading their management capabilities.
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WITH 4 ACRES UPLAND
7. In the area of marketing, the
report recommends further
development of direct farmer-to-
consumer marketing channels,
establishment of a New Jersey
agricultural export committee to
stimulate overseas trade, a feasi-
bility study for a central agricul-
tural distribution center, more
adequate State labeling laws for
commodities and development of a
systematic approach to producing
and selling agricultural products.
8. Concerned with natural re-
sources, the Commission recon-
mends prompt completion of the
Cooperative Soil Survey so that the
lack of basic data does not delay
the agricultural land preservation
program; further direct State
funding for the State Soil Conser-
vation Committee and its district
units; a three-year pilot program for
cost-sharing with private land-
owners for priority conservation
practices; water resources studies,
demonstrations and pilot projects,
including evaluation of "waste"
waters for agricultural production
purposes and potential ground
water replenishment; development
of -more nonfood functions on
farmland; information about the
benefits flowing from private open
lands; and possible leasing of private
lands for specialized recreational
activities.
9. Agricultural organizations
should review their goals, functions
and effectiveness, the report says,
and a unified policy and voice for
the farm community of the State
should be developed through cooperation
or consolidation of the
numerous farm organizations in
New Jersey. The importance of
maintaining the State Board of
Agriculture, State Department of
Agriculture, and the Board of
Managers of Cook College, formerly
the College of Agriculture and
Environmental Science at Rutgers is
reaffirmed.
10. The Commission recommends
that an Agricultural Waste
Council be formally established by
law in the New Jersey Department
of Agriculture. It would promote
of Agriculture. It would promote
research, develop feasibility studies
anddesirablelegislation in regard to
recycling wastes.
recycling wastes.
Continued on Page 13
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24". 150 to 24,000 gallons
per minute.
WISCONSIN
Continuedfrom Page 4
was of blizzard proportions over
much of the south and east with
winds gusting near 50 miles per
hour and visibility reduced to zero.
The snow clung to wires and trees
in the extreme southeast and dam-
age to power lines and evergreen
trees was extensive in the Mil-
waukee area. Milder weather pre-
vailed in the last week of February,
resulting in a settling of the snow
cover. Unseasonably warm tempera-
tures on the weekend of March 2-3
melted the remaining snow over the
south half and sharply reduced
depths in the north. Record highs
of 67 at Madison and 69 at
Milwaukee occurred on March 3.
A.C.G.A. MEETING
1 . Continued from Page 12
MAVA IIaI ^A 1 "Research is a basic service
to New Jersey agriculture" the
February was a cool month with
a mean temperature of 20.8 degrees
as compared with the 50-year
average of 21.1. Precipitation was
also higher than usual with a total
of 5.58 inches. We had one rain
storm that gave nearly an inch of
rain and one snow storm that
dumped 12.8 inches of snow. At
the present time the ground is bare.
During the second week of March
we had cold dry winds that were
hard on many fruit trees.
report states. "The Agricultural
Experiment Station should continue
its present research program
strengthen it with adequate financial
support, periodically update its
research priorities, coordinate its
research with industrial concerns to
assure full coverage of problem
areas and avoid unnecessary duplication."
12. It also recommends that the
Rural Advisory Council in the
Department of Agriculture serve in
an advisory capacity to expanded
Continued on Page 16
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BERRY BOUNCES INTO A BEVY OF BREAKFASTS AND BRUNCHES
Easter is the time for a very special breakfast or brunch. But don't put
all your eggs in one basket! Count on all-season cranberries to add
enticement to a bevy of colorfully bright and delicious recipes to serve on
this happy morning occasion.
^B §^ at Eastertime are a tradition which actually pre-dates the Christian
E Er I i~Eggs
era. During pagan times, eggs, symbolic of fertility, played an important
role in the rites heralding the coming of Spring. Our merry custom of egg
rolling is actually based on the ancient Anglo-Saxon ritual of scatteringPD^1~~~~ over the fields to insure the fertility of the land.
oeggs > J
Here are some new berry breakfast menu ideas for your family's Easter
morning celebration. Each can be relished all year long as well-not only
on Sundays.
CRANBERRY PANCAKE ROLLS
(Serves 6)
6 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup sugar
Butter or margarine
1 can ( pound)o Ocean Spray whole
berry cranberry sauce
1-1/2 cups thick applesauce
1/2 teaspoon each nutmeg and
cinnamon
In a bowl beat eggs until fluffy.
Gradually beat in milk. Gradually
beat in flour. Stir in vanilla ands
sugar. Let batter stand, at room
temperature, for 1 hour, then stir
again. Spoon about 1/4 cup into a
7-inch diameter skillet that has
been buttered and heated. Brown
pancake on one side, turn and
brown other side. Stack pancakes
and keep them warm in a 2000
oven. When all pancakes are made,
for filling, mix cranberry sauce and
applesauce with spices in a bowl.
Spoon some of the filling on a
pancake and roll up like ajelly roll.
Repeat until all filling and pancakes
are rolled. Place rolled pancakes,
side by side, on a serving platter
4thick slices baked smoked ham
Salt and pepper
4 thick slics bake d
smoked ham
cupbutterorHAMSABERRY
8 eggs
4 slices bacon,dicedand frieduntil
1 cup Ocean Spray cranberry
range relish
/2cup minced celery
celery
1/2cupmined
Butter a 1 quart shallow baking
dish heavily with butter. Useham
slices to line the bottom and sides
of dish. Break eggs one by one into
the ham-lined dish. Sprinkle eggs
with salt and pepper. Cut butter
into pieces and sprinkle over the
eggs. Bake in a preheated moderate
oven (3500) for 30 to 35 minutes or
until eggs are set but the yolks are
still soft. While eggs are baking, m
crisp bacon, cranberry-orange rel-
Serve with pitcery
serve at once. andin a sauce
casionally. Spoon relish around the
outer edge of the baking dish and
ing orange slices.
flow hat
serve a once.t ServeY Wwith LES
a pitcheraof cranberry juice cocktail with
(Serves 6)
2 pounds country or breakfast
sausaberry
ges
1 can(1 pound)OceanSpray jellied
cranberry sauce
1 can (6 ounces) frozen concentrated
orange juice, thawed and
diluted
1/4 cup dehydrated onion soup mix
4 cooking apples, cored and cut
into 1/2 inch thick slices
2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen
waffles
Fry sausages in a large skillet until
brown. Remove sausages and drain
off drippings leaving about 1/4 cup
Simmeranduntilsimmermixturefor is aboutsmooth5
and bubbly. Add sausages and apple
nd i od i shape.
Heat waffles according to package
minutes or until apple slices are
directions. Place waffles on a serving
plate. Add sausages and apple
slices. Spoon sauce over waffles and
serveatonce.
TAXPAYERS ASK IRS
A.C.G.A. MEETING Q. I forgot to include some of my interest on my federal income tax
Continued from Page 13 return which I filed last month. What should I do?
agricultural and rural development A. If you are due a refund on that tax return, wait until you receive the
program which would include an refund, and then file a form 1040X to correct the original 1040. If you
agricultural plan for the State; owed the government money when you filed, you should file a 1040X
improvement of economic and now to correct the original return.
social conditions of agriculture and Q. My wife will be out of the country on a trip until June. How can I get
rural areas; programs to minimize permission to wait until she returns to file our joint return?
the impact of urbanization on A. As long as she is a U.S. citizen, an automatic extension until June 17,
agriculture; studies and recom-1974 will be granted. To use the extension, attach a statement to your
mendations on agricultural and return when you file it indicating that she was out of the country on
rural issues; and consultation with April 16
other State agencies on issues
peculiar to agricultural and rural Q. Some of my records won't be accessible until May 5. What can I do
areas. about filing my tax return?
13. With the highest farmland A. By filling out Form 4868 you may receive an automatic two-month
taxes per acre in the nation, New extension. It must be filed by April 16 and with it you must make full
Jersey farmers are vitally concerned payment of any tax due with the return.
with taxes. The Commission recom-
mends that legislation be enacted to Q. I would like to use the Income Averaging Mehtod of tax computation,
require local municipalities or but don't have copies of my old returns for the last four years. Can I
special purpose utility authorities get them from IRS?
to make all charges against the A. Yes, you should write a letter to the Internal Revenue Service Center,
property for the construction or 310 Lowell St., Andover, MA 01812, to request whatever return copies
installation of public facilities on you need. You will be billed one dollar per page.
the basis of current assessments
rather than a front-footage charge. Q. Although we're still legally married, my spouse and I haven't lived
It also endorses the sales tax together in seven years. I'm supporting our two children, both of whom
exemptions applying to qualified live with me. Must I still file as a married person filing separately?
farmers. A. No, you have two options in this case. If you want to you may file a
The annual election of officers joint return with your spouse. Otherwise, since you lived apart all year
resulted in the following: President, and you provided the home for at least one dependent child who lived
Caleb Cavileer; Vice President, Fred with you, you may file using tax rates for Unmarried Heads of
Miller, Jr.; Secretary, Phil Marucci; Household.
Treasurer, Paul Eck; Delegate to the _
Agricultural Convention, Ed
Lipman; and Alternate Delegate,
Tom Darlington.
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How city slickers
pick cranberries.
Every year, millions of people who don't know a bog from a
back forty pick tons of cranberries and never get a blooper.
They do it the easy way. They just look for the Ocean Spray
label. On cans and bottles and jars.
Because to millions of people, Ocean Spray means cranberries.
In stores all over the country, they're picking more cranberries
than they ever picked before. In all shapes and forms and combinations.
They don't know as much about cranberries as cranberry
growers. But they know about Ocean Spray. And that's good
enough for them.
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